Fence-wire staple



June 30, 1925. 1,543,764

\ F. S. GARFORD FENCE WIRE STAPLE Filed June 14, 1923 Patented June 30, 1925.

UNITED STATES.

1,543,764 PATENT "VO'FFICE.

FRANCIS SYDNEY GARFO'RD, 0F LOUGHEED, ALBERTA, CANADA.

ration-Winn STAPLE.

Application filed June 14, 1923. Serial No. 645,391.

To all whom it may concem:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS S. GARFORD,

a subject of the King of Great Britain, re-

quickly and securely fastened to the fence posts.

Another object of the inventionis to provide a staple which, when'driven into the post, will be securely anchored therein against rotation or withdrawal, thereby maintaining the wire supporting means thereof in fixed position, and which may be driveninto small posts without liability of splitting them. I

Still another object of the invention is to provide a staple which removably holds the fence wire, thus enabling wires to be applied and removed without withdrawing the staples from the posts, which permits of the application and. removal of wires without the necessary use of tools, but which in the event of the use of tools for convenience, will allow a simple form of tool or implement to be readily applied and used in applying or releasing a wire, and which may be manufactured and sold at a low cost.

The invention consists of the features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view showing a staple as applied for use in securing a fence wire to a post.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the staple detached.

Figure 3 is a top plan view thereof.

Figures 4, 5, 6 and 7 are views of modified forms of the invention.

In carrying my invention into practice, I providea staple made of sheet metal and comprising a body portion 1, in the form of a substantially flat rectangular plate, having at one end an extension 2 terminating in a spur 3. This spur 3 is formed of a portion of the metal from which the body is made,

which portion of the metal, at its point of intersection 1 with the extension 2, is quarter twisted to dispose the spur 3 in a plane at right angles to the plane of the body portion or plate 1. This spur 3 is preferably of the form disclosed, that is, substantially spear-shaped, and is adapted to be driven into the fencepost to hold the staple fixed thereto. One of the longitudinal edges of the spur is provided with a plurality of teeth 5 projecting laterally therefrom, two teeth being shown in the present instance, which project beyond opposite sides of the spur. These teeth yield inwardly when the spur is driven into the fence post and then spring outwardly and embed themselves in the post tohold the staple firmly in position and against any possibility of casual extraction. i

The body 1 is provided on opposite sides of its Longitudinal center with wire retaining hooks 6 and 7. These hooks face in op posite directions, one forwardly and the other rearwardly, and their b ight portions are arranged on opposite sides of the line of extension of the fence wire 8 across the staple body, while their bill portions are arranged to overlap said line and overhang the wire. The said bill portions of the hooks have their free edges cut away on oblique lines as indicated at 9, to form a passageway atsuch an angle as to require the wire 8 to be disposed diagonally of the staple body in the operations of applying or removing it, or to require the portions of the wire on opposite sides of the respective hooks and beyond the same to be sprung successively in reverse directions to clear the 'bills of the hooks before the wire can be removed. By this means provision is made to permit the wire to be readily and conveniently placed in position or removed from the staple by proper manipulation, while at the same time preventing it fro-m casually getting out of position and becoming displaced. The body portion 1 has a straight outer edge 10 adapting it to form a head to squarely receive the blows from a hammer or like tool, whereby the spurs 3 of the staple may be readily and conveniently driven into the side of a fence post 11.

The mode of applying the staple to the fence post will be readily understood, and it will be seen that the staple may be applied to the post after the wire is fitted therein or the staple applied and the wire n, app i d th iie b PR}??? men eu tionl One Advantage o f ithegconstrnptidni of V I V Having" thus fully deseribed my inventhis ste'pl' is that it not'only allows :con-

venient application of the Wire 8,"but' zil'so permits of'i'tsready and eoiivenient removal whenever repairs or replacements a re necesl sary, While at the same time efiec'tiially pre venting any accidental, displeoemegit of, the wire. Another advantage of the devi'ceis a h fiatt ned orm. t heses? feotnally pneyents the sta-ple turning or.

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V In Figures 4 and 5 the A stapleis form ed, of a, 1ength of irehentto provide limbs 11 and 12-conneoted by ahight portion 13. Asshown, the outer portion Qfi lilfllb 1,1 is. flattened to, form the spur, 3 having the;

teeth 5 while the jimbLlZ is twisted to form the reversevwire receiving, hooks 6,j. a n l 7 In Figures 6 and 7 thejstaple is also'iormed} of ire, its body being U-shepecl, haying o peralll liinlos l l and: 12 providing a 1 wire? reteining, passege 14, while the free endsof;

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tion,I claim 7 LA fence wire staple formed of sheet metal and comprising a' substantially rectangular body providing a driving head,an extension at one end of the body, a spur projeecing from said extension at right angles thereto, said spur comprising a flat plate arranged right angles" to the; body mid -haying teeth t reVent itsextpac'tion, anclv hooksupon the body at. opposite sides of sa id'extension. V

'2. fenoe. wirestaple formed of sheet metal and comprising a'f'snbsta'ntially rectangnlzil" body providinge driving head at one end, theflopposite endjof said body being pointed and the.poii'it'ed poiti onit wisted to siihstentielly 90f, angle-hooks inwardly from the he zid of SaiQl bOdy and at the lateral edges; thereof and, disp'osed fin opposite directions. i

3. fence wire staple comprising 9; substantially,straight"flat body, one end of which is i sqn'arecl off, to proyidea driving heed, the PPQSitQ end of said body being pointed 'iindfltwistecl to substantially 90 to tliebocly, retaining; spnrs on said pointed portion, oppositely disposed hookmembers on thesides ofsaid'bodyinwardl from the vendsith e re. o f, andtheiendsof said hook members. out may; at equal angles in the samedirectiom' i 1 In testimony whereof I affixmy' signature in presence ottyjvo witnesses 4 v FRANCIS SYDNEY GARFORD; Witnesseszj A P EL M ninL JonEs.

saigl limbs are flattened to form the spurs 

